- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ELISA ANN MARSHALL, Case No. 1:24-cv-00224-HBK 12 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PARTIES’ STIPULATED MOTION TO REMAND 13 v. UNDER SENTENCE FOUR OF 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), REVERSING FINAL DECISION AND 14 MARTIN O’MALLEY, REMANDING CASE1 COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL 15 SECURITY, (Doc. No. 12) 16 Defendant. 17 18 19 Pending before the Court is the parties’ joint motion to remand filed May 17, 2024. (Doc. 20 No. 12). Plaintiff Elisa Ann Marshall and the Commissioner of Social Security agree that this 21 case should be remanded for further administrative proceedings under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. 22 § 405(g). (Id.). 23 The United States Supreme Court held that the Social Security Act permits remand in 24 conjunction with a judgment either affirming, reversing, or modifying the Secretary’s decision. 25 See Melkonyan v. Sullivan, 501 U.S. 89, 97-98 (1991) (addressing issue of attorney’s fees under 26 1 Both parties have consented to the jurisdiction of a magistrate judge in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 27 §636(c)(1). (Doc. No. 8). 28 1 | the Equal Access to Justice Act and calculating deadline using date of final judgment). The 2 | Melkonyan court recognized 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) contemplates only two types of remand — 3 || sentence four or sentence six. /d. at 98. A sentence four remand authorizes a court to enter “a 4 | judgment affirming, modifying, or reversing the decision of the Secretary, with or without 5 || resetting the cause for a rehearing.” Jd. (other citations omitted). 6 The Court grants the parties’ motion to remand under sentence four and reverses the 7 | Commissioner’s final decision. As agreed upon by the parties, upon remand, the Commissioner 8 | will instruct the ALJ to reevaluate the medical opinions and prior administrative medical findings, 9 | reevaluate the claimant’s subjective complaints, reevaluate the claimant’s RFC, offer Plaintiff an 10 || opportunity for a new hearing, and issue a new decision. 11 Accordingly, it is ORDERED: 12 1. Pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C.§ 405(g), the Court grants the joint motion to 13 remand (Doc. No. 12) and REVERSES the Commissioner’s decision. This case is 14 REMANDED to the Commissioner of Social Security for further proceedings 15 consistent with this Order. 16 2. A motion for attorney fees may be filed within thirty (30) days. 17 3. The Clerk shall enter judgment in favor of Plaintiff, terminate any deadlines, and close 18 this case. 19 70 | Dated: _ May 21, 2024 Mile. Wh. foareh fackte 21 HELENA M. BARCH-KUCHTA UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 23 24 25 26 27 28
Document Info
Docket Number: 1:24-cv-00224
Filed Date: 5/21/2024
Precedential Status: Precedential
Modified Date: 6/20/2024